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Welcome to The Ethics of Law Firm Cybersecurity . This course covers 3 modules: Key Ethics Rules Concerning Cybersecurity; Elements of an Incident Response Plan; and Impacts of Emerging Technologies on Law Firm Cybersecurity. Each module includes video lessons, key-takeaway readings, a practice quiz, and a hands-on activity. By the end, you'll be able to apply ABA Model Rules 1.1 (competence — including comment 8 on technology), 1.6 (confidentiality), 1.4 (communication with clients), and the duty to disclose post-breach to law firm cybersecurity decisions. You'll also identify the top cybersecurity threats facing law firms — phishing/social engineering, ransomware, insider threats, lost/stolen devices, social media leakage, public WiFi exposure, and misdirected emails — and apply Sheehan's framework for distinguishing them. Key milestones: Module practice quizzes (formative) · Module activities (AI-graded) · Coach Dialogue (final module) · Peer Review assignment · Final assessment (15...

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Key Ethics Rules Concerning Cybersecurity
- This module of The Ethics of Law Firm Cybersecurity — Key Ethics Rules Concerning Cybersecurity — covers 2 lessons: Key Ethics Rules Concerning Cybersecurity and Top Cyber-Security Threats Faced by Law Firms.By the end of this module, you'll be able to apply ABA Model Rules 1.1, 1.6, and the duty to disclose to confidentiality and cybersecurity decisions in legal practice. You'll also identify the top cybersecurity threats facing law firms — phishing/social engineering, insider threats, lost/stolen devices, social media leakage, public WiFi exposure, and misdirected emails — and recognize each in real practice scenarios.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.
Elements of an Incident Response Plan
- This module of The Ethics of Law Firm Cybersecurity — Elements of an Incident Response Plan — covers 1 lesson: Elements of an Incident Response Plan.By the end of this module, you'll be able to construct a written incident response plan with responsibility assignment, internal reporting procedures, communication channels, activation criteria, and post-breach restoration steps. You'll also apply Spitz's framework for implementing a cybersecurity training program — interactive sessions, password discipline, phishing identification, software-patch awareness, and ongoing competence development.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.
Impacts of Emerging Technologies on Law Firm Cybersecurity
- This module of The Ethics of Law Firm Cybersecurity — Impacts of Emerging Technologies on Law Firm Cybersecurity — covers 3 lessons: Impacts of Emerging Technologies on Law Firm Cybersecurity; Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks: Legal Best Practices; and Relevant Case Studies.By the end of this module, you'll be able to differentiate cybersecurity audits from assessments and apply both to ongoing risk management; recognize when to use each and how they complement. You'll also construct a written cybersecurity policy covering approved tools, employee access, training cadence, audit/assessment scheduling, and incident response; analyze real-world case studies (Mossack Fonseca, DLA Piper, Moses Afonso Ryan, Jenner & Block, Proskauer Rose) to identify failure modes.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

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